New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter E. Bronstein, Eric A. Buckley and Meredith L. Strauss | February 6, 2023
The practical effect of the newly passed legislation is that litigants will incorporate the phraseology of the statute into their custody wars. Children and their parents will be forced to remain in the limbo of divorce and custody proceedings even longer.
By Jason Grant | February 3, 2023
"Contrary to plaintiff's [Anna Condo's] contention," special master Susan Bender, "had the legal authority to award legal fees associated with defendant's [former husband, George Condo's] motion sequence ... and the defense against plaintiff's appeals to this Court," wrote the appellate panel.
By ALM Staff | February 2, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
By Colleen Murphy | January 31, 2023
"We recognize the challenges faced by district court judges, often presiding over emotionally charged cases involving litigants and lawyers who might challenge their authority, insult their integrity, impugn their good names, and even attempt to bait them into losing control," the New Mexico Supreme Court said in its censure. "In those instances, district court judges, no matter how egregious the behavior by counsel or clients, must remain above the fray in order to carry out their official duties."
By Cedra Mayfield | January 31, 2023
"They don't want to file joint taxes anymore," wrote Lawrenceville family law attorney Sharon Jackson.
By Allison Dunn | January 30, 2023
The Idaho Supreme Court accepted Marsh's resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings. She may not apply for admission to the Idaho State Bar sooner than five years from the Jan. 18. If she does apply for admission, she will be have the burden of overcoming the rebuttable presumption of the "unfitness to practice law," the order said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Bari Weinberger | January 30, 2023
As 2023 begins, it is up to the legal community to not only educate our clients about the realities of the strained family court system, but also help them understand the opportunities and choices they can make to still expedite their divorce matters, even during these trying times.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rebecca Palmer | January 30, 2023
Many millennials are pursuing a different approach to long-term commitments—domestic partnerships. These are used to legally recognize any two-person relationship of those who live together and share a common domestic life while retaining similar, but not identical, rights to traditional marriage.
By ALM Staff | January 27, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Persick | January 26, 2023
While a divorce decree is "final" and, supposedly, nonmodifiable 30 days after it is docketed, special relief is available when a party sees the need to appeal to the court's equitable powers to modify the specifics of a divorce decree.
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